Leaker Says AMD's RDNA 5 Likely Delayed Into Late 2027

Overview

• A prominent pseudonymous leaker on the AnandTech forums said Monday that RDNA 5 is unlikely to arrive before the second half of 2027 and that a Computex 2027 reveal would be the earliest realistic window.
• The leaker claimed AMD might ship only a single early RDNA 5 SKU in 2027 — an AT2-derived part — with the rest of the family staggered into 2028, though specifics on that AT2 design are inconsistent across reports.
• Reported details on AT2’s compute-unit count vary widely, with earlier posts saying 40 CUs and later posts pointing to roughly 70 CUs, leaving performance and positioning for the 2027 part unclear.
• The leak also asserted that next-generation consumer cards will not use 4 GB GDDR7 memory, and analysts point to constrained TSMC wafer allocation and VRAM shortages plus higher margins for AI datacenter accelerators as likely causes of the delay.
• Microsoft’s Project Helix is said to use an AT2-derived graphics chiplet without Xbox-specific GPU changes, and observers warn that the reports remain unverified forum leaks so official AMD timing and specs could differ.